Sony’s network guru: PlayStation Network downtime was a ‘great experience’
Most companies would call a hacking attack that brings a critical service offline a disaster. Sony’s president of network entertainment Tim Schaaff thinks it’s...
Updated: Is Angry Birds maker Rovio in the process of raising more funding?
[Update: Another audience member also asked if Rovio was raising money, to which a representative of the company said it was serious about raising...
Games industry vet Jordan Weisman: game technology is at its peak
Video game consoles have reached a point where they are so powerful that companies no longer need to focus on adding more horsepower to...
Google Ventures partner: Venture capitalists are bad at picking games
Investors haven’t been very good at figuring out which gaming companies will be successful, said Google Ventures partner Joe Kraus. That’s not limited to...
EA founder: we are in a dark age of video games (but Zynga is an exception)
Software licensing has hurt innovation in the video game industry — with social game maker Zynga being the exception to that rule — thanks...
THQ CEO: big game companies have to act like a startups to survive
THQ is a well-established company that has dozens of years of experience making video games, but it now has a market cap smaller than...
Welcome to MobileBeat 2011!
One of VentureBeat’s biggest conferences kicks off today in San Francisco, Calif. — MobileBeat 2011. We’re convening the brightest minds from across all sectors of...
PlayStation Network welcome-back package boosts PS3 sales
Sony’s “welcome back” package to users following the take-down of its PlayStation Network (PSN) might have increased PlayStation 3 console and game sales, according to...
Update: No deal: EA buys social gaming firm Ohai (exclusive)
Update: Ohai says the story is incorrect. Electronic Arts has purchased social gaming company Ohai, according to a source familiar with the matter. The...
Online shooter Dust 514 to require a $10 “cover charge”
Gamers interested in Dust 514, an online first-person shooting game that ties in with the EVE Online universe, will have to pay a “cover...